Chain Gangs in the USA

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1. In 1995, which state was the first to bring back chain gang prison labor programs in the US? Georgia Arizona Alabama Utah

2. What was the official name of the first revived chain gang program? The Chained Labor Force The Recidivism Reduction Program The Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Unit The Alternative Thinking Unit

3. What site in the US was the first to have a female chain gang and a juvenile chain gang? Monongalia County, West Virginia Gainesville, Florida Maricopa County, Arizona Huntsville, Texas

4. What book by Robert Elliot Burns, published in 1932, exposed the injustices of the chain gangs, thus causing states to 'reconsider this practice.' 'American Chain Gang' 'The Defiant Ones' 'Cool Hand Luke' 'I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang'

5. 'American Chain Gang' (2004) documents the lives of the male and female inmates and officers before, during and after their release. Which of these statements about the production of the film is true? All of these are true The officers of the prison in Alabama asked director Xackery Irving and his crew to leave after five weeks of shooting The crew were nearly attacked by inmates during the officers' shift change. One of the inmates featured was brutally murdered

6. The title for 2000 film 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' comes from what other work? From Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour Lost' From the film entitled 'Sullivan's Travels' From a work song from the 1920s southern chain gangs From the imagination of Joel and Ethan Coen

7. In 1995, what group sued to have chain gangs abolished? American Civil Liberties Union Southern Poverty Law Center The Ku Klux Clan United Quakers Forum

8. For which function or task were chain gangs in the United States NOT used? Land mine disposal on military bases Leased labor for coal mines Burial detail of the indigent Clearing timber from swamplands

9. The 1967 film 'Cool Hand Luke' was nominated for several academy awards. Which of the awards listed did it actually receive? Best Direction (Stuart Rosenberg) Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Newman) Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Kennedy) Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson)

10. What punishment was given to Alabama chain gang prisoners if they refused or where unable to participate in their assigned labor? Forced to stand over jagged rocks and bricks Loss of parole opportunities Refused food for 12 hours Arms cuffed to a hitching rail